Kranze is a Weds house brand, three-piece, with VIA load ratings printed per configuration – 540 to 860 kg within one model. That 60 per cent spread is the number to pay attention to.
RAYS Mazdaspeed MS01: Not a Factory Option, and What the Tag Actually Says
The wheels carry a Mazdaspeed badge, but Mazdaspeed never made a wheel. That contradiction is the whole story of the MS01. Who Actually Built It Mazdaspeed operated as an independent […]
VeilSide: Still Trading, Still Making Wheels, and the Story Nobody Can Source
VeilSide still makes forged billet wheels, including a three-piece PL series with offsets to minus 83 mm. On the famous story about the company after the Fast and Furious RX-7, no primary source says anything at all.
ADVAN Racing GT, Premium Version, BEYOND and BEYOND-R: Which Is Which, and How to Read Yokohama’s Size Tables
A guide to Yokohama Wheel’s ADVAN Racing GT, GT Premium Version, GT BEYOND and GT BEYOND-R: construction, PCDs and centre bores, how to read the size tables, and what to check on a used set.
Buddy Club: The Forged P-1 Is Gone, and the Company Is Not Who You Think
The current P-1 Racing SF is explicitly a cast version of the forged P-1 QF – the distributor says so. Less clear is the company: two official sites, one shared name, and no document connecting them.
Hayashi Racing: Fifty-Seven Years Independent, and Still Making Thirteen-Inch Wheels
Hayashi still lists 13, 14 and 15-inch wheels as current products, including 4×114.3 – the answer restorers actually want. Techno is die-cast, Yayoi is sand-cast, and two of their own pages disagree on availability.
RECARO: The Porsche Coachbuilder That Became a Seat Maker
RECARO started in 1906 as a Stuttgart car-body workshop that built most of Porsche’s early 356s. We trace how it became a seat specialist in 1963 and what its name actually stands for.
BLITZ: From KKK Turbos to a Full Tuning Line
BLITZ traces back to 1981 and turbo compression tuning in Tokyo. We cover its motorsport presence and flag a leadership-name discrepancy we could not resolve.
5ZIGEN: It Started With Mufflers, Not Wheels
5ZIGEN is best known for the FN01R-C wheel today, but the company was founded in February 1987 making sports mufflers first. We trace what’s confirmed about its history.
FUJITSUBO: When the Brand Name Is the Founder’s Own Surname
FUJITSUBO mufflers come from Fujitsubo Giken Kogyo, a Shizuoka company whose brand name is literally the founding family’s surname. We trace its roughly 90-year history and flag a same-named but unrelated company.